Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from China

Markets Today: Stock Indexes Extend Monday’s Gains on Strength in Tech Stocks

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.60%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.85%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, led by strength in technology stocks. Nvidia is up more than +2% in pre-market trading, adding to Monday’s...

Barchart

PGTI Chief Executive Mundy confident of Indian golfers ending medal drought in Hangzhou Asian Games

India has strong chance of ending medal drought in golf at upcoming Asiad: Mundy. With a strong team of seven pros, PGTI Chief Executive Uttam Singh Mundy is confident India will win a medal at the Hangzhou Games in China. Golf has seen rapid changes in recent years, with more…

The Hindu

Boosting trade and reducing dollar dependence top economic agenda at BRICS summit

As BRICS leaders meet in Johannesburg on Tuesday, they will be sure to discuss ways to increase commercial exchanges within the bloc of emerging economies comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The group, which represents 16% of global trade, will also look to encourage the use of…

France 24

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

U.S. Commerce Chief to Visit China Next Week

The announcement of Gina Raimondo’s trip from Aug. 27 to 30 follows Washington’s easing of export restrictions on 27 Chinese entities

Caixin Global

Why Arm is poised to have the largest IPO this year

Its chips are used in just about every smartphone today.

Fortune

Can BRICS end ‘apartheid’ against the Global South?

As the grouping of five emerging economies meets in South Africa, here’s what to expect.

Al Jazeera

Can Brics replace the G7 in new world order?

The leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa kick off a three-day summit in Johannesburg today billed as the most important meeting of the Brics nations in a decade.

The Week

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

BRICS summit of emerging economies gets under way without Putin

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs. The so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- represent a quarter of the global economy,…

France 24

U.S. Eases Export Restrictions on 27 Chinese Entities

The Commerce Department says end-use checks had been successfully conducted, ahead of Secretary Gina Raimondo’s visit to China later this month

Caixin Global

What does the Luna-25 moon lander crash mean for Russia's lunar exploration plans?

The first domestically produced moon probe in modern Russia history, Luna-25 was important in both political and scientific terms. The implications of its failure are likely to be considerable.

Space

North Korean plane takes off from Beijing in a sign Pyongyang is opening borders post-pandemic

A North Korean commercial flight has taken off from Beijing in a sign that Pyongyang is its opening its borders again after almost three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions

The Independent UK

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.88% on Tuesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.53%

Caixin Global

Russia and China seek to further political agendas at Brics summit

Russia and China will be looking to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at the Brics summit in South Africa this week – when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling may take on a sharper edge as they move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.

Radio France Internationale

‘Ridiculous’ deal closes restaurant in weeks

An all-you-can-eat restaurant in China has had to close after just two weeks due to a “ridiculously generous” loyalty deal, said The Mirror. Jiamener had more than 500 customers a day but the owner struggled to turn a profit as he was offering a $25 loyalty card for unlimited food…

The Week

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

France 24

Size, population, GDP: The BRICS nations in numbers

Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gather in Johannesburg on Tuesday for a three-day BRICS summit, a five-nation club comprising 40% of the world’s population and more than 25 percent of global GDP that positions itself as an economic counterweight to the West. Almost 15 years on…

Al Jazeera

Can BRICS create a new world order?

Dozens of nations want to join the club as an alternative to the US-led order. But internal fissures could limit BRICS.

The Conversation

Camp David summit turns attention to North Korea, as well as China

While China’s relationship with the region and the world is a constant focus of attention and scrutiny, world leaders have also been closely watching North Korea, particularly for its steadily increasing ballistic missile capability.

The Guardian - AU

Fukushima: wastewater from ruined nuclear plant to be released from Thursday, Japan says

Release plans approved by UN nuclear authority have caused outcry in China and concern for the reputation of Japan’s seafood

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

New water plan announced – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

Barchart

Crude Prices Relinquish Early Gains on Chinese Economic Concerns

September WTI crude oil (CLU23 ) on Monday closed -0.53 (-0.65%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU23 ) closed down -4.06 (-1.79%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday gave up an early advance and closed moderately lower, with gasoline falling to a 1-1/2 week low. Economic malaise in China, the world’s...

InsideEVs

Covered Cars Spotted At Giga Shanghai: Tesla Model 3 Highland?

A fleet of mysterious fully covered cars is growing at Tesla's Gigafactory Shanghai, and chances are the vehicles are facelifted Model 3s, aka Project Highland.

The Hindu

The BRICS test for India’s multipolarity rhetoric

The geopolitical developments of the past year or so and the challenges faced by the United Nations system may have given another lease of life to BRICS

The Guardian - UK

Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members

Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa

The Independent UK

Putin was meant to be at a summit in South Africa this week. Why was he asked to stay away?

Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg this week

Reason

China's Industrial Policy Is Failing. Will American Politicians Take Notice?

Panic over China's rapid economic growth has fueled all manner of big-government proposals. They're looking even more foolish now.

1 … 1176 1177 1178 1179

People

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.